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Thursday 08 June, 2017

Glacéau Smartwater announces NEW sparkling fruit flavours

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced the launch of three new GLACÉAU smartwater sparkling flavoured variants with zero sugar, zero calories, and all natural flavours in its next step to help retailers offer more choice to consumers.

The evolution of smartwater sparkling sees Berry & Kiwi, Lemon and Green Apple flavours join the portfolio, and will be available from the end of May as part of a phased launch plan throughout the summer.

The new range is available in a 600ml PET bottle that is ideal for busy on-the-go consumers in need of refreshment. The vapour distilled lightly sparkling water with a drop of natural fruit flavour will benefit from the brands’ bold, simplistic look appealing to young health-conscious shoppers.

The extension of smartwater is set to disrupt the flavoured sparkling water sector in the same way the core range has. Since its introduction in 2014, smartwater has become the number three IC water brand[1]. A sparkling variant launched in November last year has also helped with the success of the brand and in 2016 the brand delivered 40% of the bottled water category growth[2].

The launch will be supported by an ongoing £5.4 million nationwide smartwater marketing campaign which will include advertising, PR, sampling and in-store POS materials.

Simon Harrison, operational marketing director, GB, Coca-Cola European Partners, said: “smartwater already has a proven track record of disrupting the instant consumption water sector. Its success puts the brand in a good position to unlock opportunities in the sparkling flavoured sector, bringing in younger shoppers and offering great tasting refreshing drinks for the summer months and beyond.

“The new flavours form part of CCEP’s continued focus on the innovation of low and zero sugar products to meet the demands of health conscious consumers. The arrival of these new flavoured sparkling variants of smartwater demonstrates how we’re continuing to energise our portfolio of leading brands, offering more choice to consumers and helping to drive sales for our retail customers.”

Coca-Cola European Partners is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler. CCEP is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) in Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

In Great Britain (GB) we employ some 4,000 people across England, Scotland and Wales at manufacturing sites, offices and depots. We are committed to minimising the environmental impact of its products and operations, with a particular focus on sustainable packaging, water stewardship, and energy and climate protection.